Formic acid is generally considered to have lower contamination levels than acetic acid, especially metal ions. Formic acid is slightly more volatile and less smelly!
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Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
yes formic acid is stronger than acetic acid.
the lack of steric hindarance in formic acid and the inductive effect of chlorine in chloroacetic acid
No, Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH3COOH) is the second simplest. Methanoic acid (formic acid) is the simplest with the formula HCOOH.
Formic acid is more acidic because formic acid is a smaller molecule as compare to acetic acid so polarity is working in small area and O-H bond is more polar HCOOH, in acetic acid the additional CH3- group is an electrons donor group so O-H bond is little bit stronger and less polar so it is weaker acid.
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
Acetic acid is stronger than formic acid.
yes formic acid is stronger than acetic acid.
Formic acid is about ten times stronger.
As we know that acetic acid is CH3 substituted formic acid .since CH3 is an electron donating relative to hydrogen .so, it donates the electron to carboxyl group and makes it more negative. this phenomenon makes acetic acid weaker acid than formic acid .Thus formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Written by Mayank shekhar "student of ISc {PCM} R.L.S.Y college ,Magadh university ,bodh gaya ,Bihar
acetic acid formic acid citric acid
Hydrochloric acid, HCl
acetic acid and formic acid
the lack of steric hindarance in formic acid and the inductive effect of chlorine in chloroacetic acid
There are references to acid in Ketchup, Formic acid and Acetic acid (vinegar) The acidity of Ketchup is between 3.89 and 3.92, but it is not harmful.
No, Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH3COOH) is the second simplest. Methanoic acid (formic acid) is the simplest with the formula HCOOH.
Formic acid is more acidic because formic acid is a smaller molecule as compare to acetic acid so polarity is working in small area and O-H bond is more polar HCOOH, in acetic acid the additional CH3- group is an electrons donor group so O-H bond is little bit stronger and less polar so it is weaker acid.